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OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Blind Luck | Margin: 2½ | BRIS: 93 | TrueNicks: A+ | $180,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Filly | Pollard's Vision - Lucky One, Best of Luck
Sire: Pollard's Vision , Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 128 yearlings sold, median $8,000.
Broodmare Sire: Best of Luck, Bay, 1996. In 2009: .67 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $2,500,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($10,000).
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2008 Select Yearling Sale, $11,000.
| 2 | Always a Princess | Margin: neck | BRIS: 90 | TrueNicks: C | $60,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Filly | Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) - Gabriellina Giof (GB), Ashkalani (IRE)
Sire: Leroidesanimaux (BRZ), Chestnut, 2000. Lifetime: 89 yearlings sold, median $17,000.
Broodmare Sire: Ashkalani (IRE), Chestnut, 1993.
| 3 | Bickersons | Margin: 2½ | BRIS: 90 | TrueNicks: D | $36,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Silver Deputy - Dancehall Floozy, Paramount Jet
Sire: Silver Deputy, Bay, 1985. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 2 wins, $41,820. Lifetime: 550 yearlings sold, median $50,000.
Broodmare Sire: Paramount Jet, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985. In 2009: .40 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $80,000.
Others: It Tiz, $18,000; Softly Singing, $6,000; Pure Class; Fairway Road; Kaloula; Forbidden Paradise (IRE); Maralago; Repo.
Scratched: La Nez; Whispering Hush.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blind Luck | Tyler Baze | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 2 | Always a Princess | Garrett K. Gomez | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Bickersons | Joe Bravo | Kelly J. Breen |
| 4 | It Tiz | Joseph Talamo | Mark Glatt |
| 5 | Softly Singing | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 6 | Pure Class | Mike E. Smith | John W. Sadler |
| 7 | Fairway Road | Alonso Quinonez | Craig Dollase |
| 8 | Kaloula | Alex O. Solis | Kristin Mulhall |
| 9 | Forbidden Paradise (IRE) | Rafael Bejarano | David E. Hofmans |
| 10 | Maralago | Martin A. Pedroza | Clifford W. Sise, Jr. |
| 11 | Repo | Victor Espinoza | Doug F. O'Neill |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Luck | Tyler Baze | $9.00 | $4.60 | $3.60 | |||||||
| Always a Princess | Garrett K. Gomez | $4.60 | $4.00 | ||||||||
| Bickersons | Joe Bravo | $11.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-1) | $43.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-1-6) | $549.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-1-6-11) | $4061.20 | ||||||||||
Pollard's Vision, sire of champion Blind Luck, will stand this year at Dr. Jerry Bilinski's Waldorf Farm near North Chatham, N.Y.
Thursday, February 28, 2013At one minute past the stroke of midnight on Jan. 19, 2010 3-year-old champion filly Blind Luck delivered her first foal, a filly by Bernardini, at Hill 'n' Dale Farm in Lexington, Ky.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Undefeated Executiveprivilege stamped herself as the likely favorite for this year's Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) with a smashing victory in the $250,000 Chandelier Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Executiveprivilege, undefeated in four starts for trainer Bob Baffert, makes her dirt debut in the $250,000 Chandelier Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 29 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Cal-bred Rousing Sermon, trained by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, was the last and lone Derby worker May 1 at Churchill Downs. Jockey Jose Lezcano aboard the son of Lucky Pulpit for the first time.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Moving the April 14 Las Cienegas Handicap at Santa Anita from turf to the main track resulted in the grass race losing its grade III status for this year.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Odds-on Mizdirection made the best of what was left of the $98,000 Las Cienegas Handicap after the race was moved off the hillside turf course and contested on the main track with three rivals left.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Blind Luck, the 2010 champion 3-year-old filly, has been pronounced in foal to major sire Bernardini off a Feb. 10 cover.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Dr. Mark Dedomenico's Blind Luck, the champion 3-year-old filly of 2010, has been officially retired from racing and booked to Darley stallion Bernardini.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Voting is under way at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association web site, www.ntra.com, for the 13th annual "NTRA Moment of the Year." Voters can choose from among 12 images, drawn from the year's events.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Lenny and Steve discuss the Eclipse Award for 2-year-old male, the Horse of the Year, Frankel, the lack of leadership in horse racing, and the downgrading of the Hopeful Stakes. Sponsored by Darby Dan Farm
Fueled by well-bred horses owned by the late Edward P. "Ned" Evans, the market at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale burned white-hot during its opening session.
Monday, November 07, 2011
Champion Blind Luck brought $2.5 million at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. The multiple grade I-winning daughter of Pollard's Vision was consigned as Hip No. 210A by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
Monday, November 07, 2011
This is not the best group we've ever seen, but it's still the Breeders' Cup
Champion Blind Luck is scheduled to be sold at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. The multiple grade I-winning daughter of Pollard's Vision will be consigned in Book One as Hip No. 210A by Taylor Made Sales Agency.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Unbeaten Weemissfrankie is headed for Churchill Downs next month after her scintillating late-running tally in the $250,000 Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 2.
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Following her last-place finish as the heavy favorite in the Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 1, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said Blind Luck will not race in this year's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic.
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Zazu, coming from far out of it, charged down the center of the course to defeat Ultra Blend in the $250,000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) as 13-10 choice Blind Luck failed to fire at Santa Anita Oct. 1.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Several top 3-year-olds face older horses in huge weekend of racing.
After rallying impressively to capture the Del Mar Debutante (gr. I) one month ago, unbeaten Weemissfrankie will try two turns for the first time in the $250,000 Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 2.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
After getting most of the summer off, late-running sensation Blind Luck will return to action in the $250,0000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Steve and Lenny dissect the Breeders' Cup races, the many upcoming prep races leading into the Breeders' Cup and a BC Maiden Special Weight as #16 for the card.Sponsored by Darby Dan Farm
America's two superstar fillies will run in separate stakes on Saturday a country apart.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Six-time grade I winner Blind Luck turned in a seven-furlong breeze Sept. 21 at Hollywood Park, a solid tune-up for her next race Oct. 1. She covered the distance in 1:26 1/5.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tizway, Havre de Grace, Cape Blanco, and The Factor top the rankings.
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Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]
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